PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Show (ranked 2086 p4p, 212 weight class) and Mr Tiny (ranked 1993 p4p, 0 weight class). Show comes into the arena with My Time Is Now blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Show
vs
Tiny

162 cm
26
153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

150 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Tiny!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiny moves away.

Show looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tiny!
Tiny sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Show has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Show lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tiny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Show prevents Tiny from improving his position.
Tiny taking some punishment here, with Show in his half guard.
Show is thwarting Tiny's attempts to control the position.

Tiny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Show pulls his head out easily.
Tiny gets back to full guard.
Tiny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Show loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Show throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show throws a big elbow that misses.

Tiny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tiny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Show doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Show manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Show working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Tiny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Show postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Show throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tiny has his foot on Show's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Show works his way back into a safe position though.
Show passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Show throws a strike aimed at the side of Tiny's head but Tiny avoids it well.
Show grinds an elbow into Tiny's temple.
Tiny taking a bit of punishment here - Show scoring with strikes.
Show working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Show cracks Tiny with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tiny manages to get back to half guard.
Show working over Tiny with some ground and pound. Tiny looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Show is thwarting Tiny's attempts to control the position.
Show will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tiny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tiny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show controls Tiny momentarily but Tiny frees himself.
Show tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiny trying to control but Show is working from the bottom.
Show tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiny forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Show manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tiny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Show has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiny is pushing down on Show's leg trying to pass to half guard. Show is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiny has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tiny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Show is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiny's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tiny could be in trouble here!
Even with his hooks in, Show manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Tiny trying to control but not successfully.
Tiny manages to reverse the position and now he's in Show's guard. Nice work there by Tiny.
Show is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiny forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiny is trying to control the action in half guard but Show is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Show moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Show wants to sweep but no luck.
Show is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tiny stopping the sweep attempt from Show.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Small Show dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tiny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiny shoots and misses

and Show counters with a single leg into guard. Tiny didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Show's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tiny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Show has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tiny looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Show is defending well. Tiny quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Show has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tiny celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Tiny!
Mr Tiny spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Small Show had this to say: 'My time is not yet now.'.